Burning body found at cemetery was Providence man

Cranston police have released the name of a Providence man whose body was found burning at a cemetery.

Col. Marco Palombo Jr. said Friday that the man was 22-year-old Gandy "Shad" Kaydea. He said Kaydea's death is still being investigated but it's believed to be gang-related.

Firefighters were called to the Pocasset Cemetery on Wednesday night for a brush fire. There, they discovered that the flames were coming from a dead body.

Palombo says authorities are still working to determine how he died.

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